Dating back 400 or so years to the time of the Ya’arubu Dynasty thriving Hamra has some of the best examples of 2 and 3 storey townhouses in the country. Largely peace-loving the town's inhabitants we...
Al Hota Cave is a vast cavern and lake consisting of a tunnel nearly 3km long and its many offshoots most or which remain unexplored by cavers. The cave is estimated to be 2 million years old with roc...
Jabreen Fort was built in 1670 by Imam Bil'arab bin Sultan Al Ya'arubi initially as accommodation for the Ya’arubi imams latterly then as a fort; the two large towers and defensive outer wall were add...
The highest peak in the Akhdar range, in Oman and in eastern Arabia Jebel Shams or the ‘Mountain of the Sun’ provides a focal point for travellers to the region. Below it are some of the best walks an...
Behind the modern town of Manah lies the ruins of a much older village. Dotted with mosques the ruined settlement is thought to be the first resting place of Malik bin Fahim al Azdi who lead the Azdit...
Misfah’s stone houses have a troglodyte feel to them, built into the rockface some 10km up a track from Hamra. The village is still inhabited and the falaj system working – a good place to see this ma...
Without doubt one of the finest monuments to Omani architectural ingenuity, Nizwa Fort reflects the military genius in the field of defensive engineering.This superb 17th century fort — the largest on...
The famous souq here at Nizwa has a 1990’s façade and yet inside remains what is a traditional Middle Eastern bazaar filled with the smells of aromatic spices and where you can buy antiques, copper (f...
Famous for its Tanuf-brand mineral water the old town of Tanuf was abandoned in the 1960s, a casualty of the Jebel Wars of a decade earlier. Bombed by the British at the request of the then Sultan the...
Famous throughout Oman and indeed Arabia the Wadi Nakhr gorge is a highlight of a visit to the Akhdar range. Make your way to the village of Al Khateem for fantastic views, then trek down to the rockw...
